Otaku Review

Valkyria Chronicles
aka: 戦場のヴァルキュリア GALLIAN♦CHRONICLES
Genre: Action
Premiere Date: 4/4
Studio: A-1 Pictures
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Story

Based on the PS3 of the same name from Sega, the anime adaptation will follow two characters in a war torn country. Set in an alternative 1930’s Europe, two forces are currently fighting a war over a new source of energy. Called Ragnite, the new material will provide a great source of power for the force that is able to gain control of it. In the small country of Gallia, Ragnite is available in abundance making it a primary focus point.

More importantly to the audience however are two characters who live in that country; Welkin Gunther and Alicia Melchiott. Neither one of them has any real interest in the war and just want to live their lives, as with many things in life though it seems that they no longer have a choice in the matter.

Artwork

Produced by the same studio that brought audiences amazing visual treats such as Kannagi and Kuroshitsuji, the animation in this series already looks great. Even looking at the TAF promo video you can already tell that the artwork is going to be the least of this series concerns. Early character artwork got fans excited and this promo did nothing to quell that anticipation. What I am concerned about is the action in the series; the action is gun based but with fights over a new power source one can imagine that there will be more than a few interesting weapons thrown in along the way. Will fans be as pleased with the action in the series as they were with the battles from the game? Probably.

Early Impressions

This is another series that I find myself excited to watch. With a solid base behind it, the series is getting a strong push this season and seems very likely to find an audience without much effort. The lead roles are being reprised by Marina Inoue (Gurren Lagann’s Yoko, Maria Holic’s Matsurika, Kiryuu in Akane-Iro) and Susumu Chiba (who will be in two other series this season as Castor in 07-Ghost and Raymond McGuire in Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~) while Yasutaka Yamamoto will be making his directorial debut.

While it’s not going to be sitting at the top of my priority list upon its release, this is certainly going to be a series that fans will want to check out upon its premiere. Anyone who is expecting big things from this series likely has little to fear; this one is a no brainer.

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